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Romain VEILLON is a self-taught artist passionate about photography and travelling. He began to photograph at the age of 15 to engrave in memory his discoveries. Gradually he concentrates more on the artistic approach to the photography, choosing as his favorite subject the aesthetics of abandoned places . Fascinated by this notion of abandonment, he carefully choses each destination to capture these unreal sensations caused by forgotten places. Romain VEILLON considers these areas devoid by human beings as a kind of a modern “Memento Mori”. In these photographs the emptiness is filled with history where the light plays an essential role, taking the place of the disappeared man.
At the age of 35 Romain VEILLON accomplished already more than 15 series. Each of his works shows a particular approach to the chosen area. The quality of his work is based on the technical perfect...